Nadine

141. Catch Up

A couple days later we're sitting at the conference desk. Just my boys and me.

Dipak looks at me. "We got the rest of the servants interviewed. Lifted all the bans. Mary had to help but it's done. Marcus has the underage girls. 1 was at the Yanin village. I think all the servants were fitted for the dresses. We seem to be good for the ball. It's in 5 days so we're not rushed. All the paintings got hung up. Everyone projects are looking good. The park and the school are being built. The advisor apartments and medical area are still on going. The servant area in the Nox new castle has started being built. I don't think I'm missing anything."

I smile at him. "You're doing amazing."

Tre looks at me. "We're going to wait until the Nox village is more stable before we put one of your stores in it." I nod at him. "The arena opening day will be a festival with races. It's going to be in 3 weeks. We did get on the list Omar was talking about. So, we will have real racers there in the evening. But during the day the guards will just be racing."

Tye looks up. "Can people still bet on the guards?"

"Yes but it would be pointless. It's not like we can predict who would win."

"Well don't tell them that. We still get 3% and it's all for fun anyways."

Tre nods. "That's true. Oh and we think we have an idea of where that treasure map leads too."

Me and Tye both sit straight up.

"We'll leave the day after the ball."

I jump up so I can jump up and down but I hit my leg on the table. "Ouch. Ouch that hurt a lot."

"What are you doing sweetheart?"

"I just want to jump up and down. But I hurt my leg."

Tre looks at me. "Come sit by me."

I sit down and he rubs my leg.

"That better?"

I nod and lay my head on his shoulder.

Dipak looks around. "Anything else?"

I look at him. "I have to sort out the titles and start on them. Do you have an office I can use. I don't even need an office I need a table to keep papers on."

"Use mine."

"I use that for other things. I need this one for papers. I have to keep them organized."

He laughs for a second. "You need another office so it can be organized?"

"Yes."

They all laugh for a second.

Dipak rubs his eyes. "The office beside my old advisor office is empty. You can use that one too."

"Ok I need a lock on the door and the bookshelf sealed."

"Why?"

"Because I don't want people adding numbers onto their totals for the titles."

He nods for a second. "I see what you're asking for. Why don't I wall off the back corner of the sitting room across the hall. We can put you a table and chair in it, with a filing cabinet. You keep everything in that. We can put a lock on the door. And everything is under guard up here anyways."

"Yea that would work. I need a lock box outside it for people's letters."

He nods at me. "Yea I'll get you something over there."

I smile. "Thank you."

He nods. "Anything else?"

"I want to buy the inn we just stayed at. It's for sale."